Pattern formation and coarsening dynamics in three-dimensional convective mixing in porous media

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 371, Issue 2004, 2013, Pages

  Fu, Xiaojing ^a   Cueto Felgueroso, Luis ^a   Juanes, Ruben ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular network; Non equilibrium flow; Rayleigh B nard instability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MIXING; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CELLULAR NETWORK; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DIFFUSIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY; NON-EQUILIBRIUM FLOWS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATIONARY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUND WATER;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOLOGY; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84888090564     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0355     Document Type: Article

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